Clement Matthews
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clement Henry Matthews[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1889[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Falmer, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | Suvla Bay, Turkey | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1911 | Horsham | ||
| 1911–1914 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Clement Henry Matthews (1889 – 15 August 1915) was an English professional footballer who played in the Southern Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1][3]
Personal life[edit]
Matthews worked as a bricklayer in Horsham.[4] He served as a private in the Royal Sussex Regiment during the First World War and was shot and killed by a sniper at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli on 15 August 1915.[2][4] He is buried at Green Hill Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Clement Henry Matthews | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Clement Henry Matthews on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "Lest We Forget – The Albion's nine Great War Dead". wearebrighton.com. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ a b Imms, Adrian (25 April 2015). "Honouring the heroes of one of most brutal campaigns in First World War". The Argus. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Casualty Details: C H Matthews". Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1915 deaths
- Sportspeople from East Sussex
- English men's footballers
- Southern Football League players
- Horsham F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Sussex Regiment soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- British bricklayers
- Burials at Green Hill Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
- Deaths by firearm in Turkey
- Military personnel from East Sussex